Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-02

lzing Fepo<is II regard 10 rs aRaiianii-
~ fer eul1iHatsnu. Nanasxsm1 ae1fisxz
however. bsza1 . 20 into i ebs1f fhrse
Fears aR3. ana thar are, fkas far.
susiFelg safisasS VIA the soil. casm8ls
and prpd1esiFeness of this zecsf0n Of
the eoansRE- Il il aboaf % miss IA
length and from Is % % miles vide,
sousisfinx Of high and gently rulliaR
tabis fand, nnost of Is covered with q
rieh growth Of bz1ch sfzss and vel
"a sptsd - tie cultivation Of all the
oerezls, fraits and yegssab1es Of this
tasitnde. wishout irrigation. Here, as
elsewhere IN the ioHer I2kims v8iiey,
sha experlmsnts whieh baFs seecn made
have led tia setiI n 81 bssisse tAat
indisn cora can Be successfully euiti-
sated ID this region, aud th2s 4 vii
beeoms. eventually, one Of sue bsst corn-
crossing districts on the PAsiAc Coast.
"a one lo1aiiEy Ia the Horss Heaven
ennntrv thrre are ROY about
1850 acres soWed ia wheat lssl
fan. In the vicinity ct Pr0sssF
there are alse abouf 2. 000 sheep, which
havs besn found very pro1table 70 their
0Wners Ga q single shipment o.
asfa4s, 4s3 in nnmber. made from
Prosser % the State or Naw York last
sssson. tins fr-ieht Bills aIoIe amouatsd
70 more than $50. and she venture
vas found snfisIently profitable 90
wsFrsut su1stquens shipments BY the
Ssms party. Ga tue R8Tth side Of sne
Tkxina and between toak and the
EolumDiA ffseE thsfe Is also an extern
sivs bunch grass region, wasFs agrical
tarai experiments hzvs bsen made Of
tue most suec -ssfuI charac.er. This Is
kn0wn as tue S1nnyside region. and 90
eagles the Slopes and benchss OF the
RafiIssn6ke range Of msuntziHs, which
DIVIDES the waters of the Yakima east
wArdiy FROM those Ht the Columbia
river. Tue town Of Prossex is located
& the Falls Of the Yskima river, NeeFe
there il valuable water power WHOA
will probably be utilized extensively for
Milling and notwithstanding purposes. II
isexpected erist mill OF large capacity
,-sII ~ hniit Al thesg Tails an
coming season. AbouE 40 miles east or
soafheast from Presser y The town OF
Ishe. formerly knsen as ksnoe sick,
Az this point the CAsesde branch Of the
Up. 3. Il. crosses tke Columbia river.
The cars are transferred across the
river on q large ferrybost, but
s0undings are row being taken in that
vicinity for . bridge which will prob
ably be constructed 10 the immediate
future. Wherever the bridge is
built there will, undoubtedly, groT
up q fourisbinR town, as there
IL in that loca ity . large
area Of fne agricultural country. The
altitude OF fehe is less than 400 fee;
above the level of tbs sea, and having 3
warm and dry climate its neighbor
hood, like that Of waIla Walla. from
Rhieh il Is distant aboat 80 miles. ap
pears to be specially ada ted 20 the
growth Of peaches, grapes. tomatoes,
tssaceo, sorghum, and Otner traits and
vegetables Of q sea1i tropical nature,
fhe limits Of this artisl2 will not admit
II any further or mors detailed dsserip
tion Of the mineral or other natural
resources aud advantages of this vssy
desirable portion of Washington Terri.
tory. Taken as q whole, tins fakims
untFv may be estimated to contain
S 100000 acres Of land, OF this large
area u may be stated that, approx
mateIy, there are 1,000, 800 acres szs-
ceutible Of successful cultivation win
out irrigation, 2.000,000 that reQailt
more or lee iTrig stfon, 3,009 900 obis q,
adapted TO pastGrsge and 100000 Of
acres of timser and mountain lands
Il is the testimony Of many men whe
havs travelled extensively over the West
tern Territories Of tbs Uaited States
that for agricultural purposes especiAli,
there is no more desirable ,cation to b.
found, where there are vacant lands fol
entry under the homestead laws Of ths
Uaited States, than In the Yakimakeoun.
try. Along tue line II tbs NoEShsrI
Pacific Railroad, the odd sections held
by that company ere being ap
praised AMI offered for sale at price
ranging from 50 cents TO 3.
for pasture land aud usually from $24t
IS for agricultural lands, according Il
location and qlality. Within railroad
limits Governments lands are held a
$40 per acre. With the opening mp oil
rail way communication, both east ans
west, T. il Only qaes,ion of time wheI
tne Yakima country will be transformed
into rsgisn of marvellous beauty and
product vsness, and when 10 rapid de-
velopment wIll result Ia a vast incrs4s,
Of wealth and population.
WM. +. PRossER.